Rail-support.



PATENTBD JUNE 6, i905.

G. GOW. RAIL SUPPORT. APPLICATION HLED MAn.ao,19o5.

UNITED SrATFs atnted j' une 190-5.

PA-TEN T OFFICE.

GEORGE Gow, OF OARNEGiF, PiENNsYLvANiA.

RAIL-SUPPORT.

. SPECIFICATION f ormisg part ofy Letters Patent No. 791,772, dated-Junee, 1905.

" i Application-sied March 30,1905. .serai No. 252,860.

To a/ZZ whom,v twenty concern:

Be itknownthatI, GEORGE Gow, a citizen of the United States of America,residing at Carnegie, in the county of Allegheny and StateofPennsylvania, have invented-certain new and useful Improvements in RailSupports, of whichthe following is a speciicatiomreference being hadtherein to the accompanying lusefulA improvements in rail-supports, `andmore particularly to a base composed of a c composition of matteradapted to support rails. p

Theobject of this invention is to provide a novel form of constructionparticularly adapted for supporting-rails, and the invention aims ltodispense withthe usel of the ordinary wooden cross-ties, which 'havebeen heretovfore transversely laid upon-a suitable roadbed to 'supportone or more sectionsof rails. I have devised a .'concrete constructionadapted to serve as a road-bed and tie for rails, and in connection withthe concrete construction I have provided 'novel means for 'bracing andstrengthening the construction and novelmeans for securing rails to saidconstruction.

My improved rail-supports are adapted toA provide a permanent foundationfor rails that ,-willfnot be susceptible to'vibrations occasioned byrolling-stock passing over the same. Byemployinga concrete constructionor foundation for rails I lengthen the durability and life of theroad-bed `of a railway system, at the same time dispensing with'the jarand vibrations heretofore experienced when riding overa road constructedof ballast and ties. The invention nally consists in the novelconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts, which will behereinafter more fully described and then specifically pointed out inthe claims, and, referring to the drawings accompanying thisapplication, like numerals of reference designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, invwhich- Figure l is an end view of myimproved rail-supports, illustrating two rails mounted thereon. Fig. 2is a side elevation of one of Said supports, and Fig. 3 illustrates anovel yform of cushioning-plate that may be employed in connection withmy improved railsupports. v I

To put my invention into practice, I preferably construct the supportsof concrete of a ldurable nature and of steel beams, tie-rods, and bars,these elements being combined to produce a rm and durable foundation fori rails.

By referring to Fig.l ylof the drawings 'it will be observed that I haveillustrateda track comprising rails l 1 as supported by my improvedconstruction. The particular form of the supports dispenses with.aroad-bed of ballast and transversely-arranged cross-ties, 'my improvedconstruction being preferably formed parallel with the rails l l, asillustrated in` Fig. 2 of the drawings, and I may provide my improvedconstruction the entire length of the rails, or I may construct it insections, one of which is illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The concrete bases 2 2 are substantially trapezoid in cross-section, thetop and bottom surfaces being parallel-,while the outer side of eachconstruction orbase is formed upon a more acute angle than the inner orconfronting sides of lthe bases. The area of the bottom surfaces of thebases and the inclined outer sides of the same tend to strengthen the'construction and prevent the rails l l from spreading. To strengthen andbrace thev construction, I embed within the concrete substantial I-beams-3 3 and 4, the beams 3 3 being arranged near the base of theconstruction and-parallel with one another, while the beam4 ispreferably located centrally within the concrete near the top surfacethereof. The beams 3 3 are secured together by crossrods 5 5, and thebeams 3 Sand the cross-rods 5 are tied to the beams 4 by straps 6 6.Each strap after being arranged over the beam 4 has its ends secured tothe protruding ends of the rods 5, as clearly illustrated in Figs. l and2 of the drawings. To further strengthen my improved construction, lemploy transverse beams 7 which are mounted between the concrete basesof each of the rails l 1. These tie-beams are preferably arranged atintervals between my improved construction, and that IOy portion of thebeams lying between the constructions is preferably inclosed in concrete8. The ends of the tie-beams extending into the concrete bases are tiedto the longitudinally-disposed beams 3 3 by rods 9. The rods 9 extendover the transverse tie-beams 7 and have their ends secured to everyalternate cross-rod 5, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Toassist in supporting the ends of the tie-beams 7 within the concretebases, I provide the ends of each beam with a plurality oflongitudinally-disposed rods 10, which serve to rmly anchor the endsofthe tiebeams within the bases 2 2.

To provide for securing rails 1 1 upon my improved construction,Iprovide the concrete bases 2 2 with recesses 11 11, these recessesbeing arranged at intervals within the top surface of the bases and nearthe edges thereof. Each recess extends la considerable dis.- tancewithin the concrete bases, `and passing transversely through ,each setof recesses is a rod 12, this rod .also passing throughthelongitudinally-disposed beams 4. To the rod 12 is ,adapted ,to beconnected vthe rail-fastening means employed for retaining the rails 1 1upon the concrete bases 2,2.

As a cushioning-plate for the rails 1 1 I preferably provide Woodenblocks 14, which are mounted directly above each set of recesses 11, andupon these blocks the rail-sections are adapted to rest. To retain therails thereon, I provide plates 15, adapted to overlie the edges of thebases of the rails, and these plates are secured in position.substantially hook-,shaped pins or bolts l16,. Each bolt is providedwith a substantially hookshaped end 17, adapted to engage around therods 12 within the recesses l1, and the upper end of each bolt passesthrough the wooden blocks 14 and the plates 15 and is threaded, asindicated at 18, to receive a nut 19.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings I have illustrated .a modified form ofconstruction of cushioning-blocks that may be employed in lieu of thecushioning-blocks 14 illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. Thecushioningplate illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings is preferably madeof wood or metal and has its bottom surface provided with recesses 20,and beneath the bottom of the plate I may proc vide an auxiliarycushioning-plate of papiermch or the like resilient material, asindicated et From the foregoing description, taken in YCOHIIQQtOn Withthe drawings, it will be apparent to those familiar with railwayconstruction that I have .devised a unique roadbed for tracks that willwithstand the rough usage to which it will be subjected by rollingstockpassing over the same and will withstand the action of the forces ofnature, which is a factor to be dealt with.

I do not care-to confine myself to the exact or specific shape of theconcrete supports herein shown, as they may be enlarged to support thirdrails and switch-rails, which are necessary in railway construction, andwhile I have herein illustrated the preferred man.- ner of yconstructingmy improved supports it -is ,obvious that the same is susceptible tovarious ,changes which may be made without `departing from the generalspirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Asupport for rails consisting .of concrete constructions having beamsarranged longitudinallytherein, rods connecting said beams, transversebeams arranged within said constructions, rods .connecting said beamsand the first-named beams together, cushioningplates Acarried by saidconstructions, and means to secure rails to said constructions,substantially as described.

A2.y Rail-supports .of thecharacter described consisting oftwo bases,beams longitudinally disposed within said bases, rods connecting saidbeams, transversely-disposed beams connecting said bases, rodsconnecting said beams with the rst-named beams, said bases having aplurality `of recesses formed therein, cushioning-plates mounted abovesaid recesses and adapted to support rails, and means mounted withinsaid recesses to secure said rails upon said bases.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE GOW.

Witnesses:

H. C. Evnirr, GEORGE M. SCHMIDT.

